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QUOTES AND APHORISMS ON VICE 5
The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.
Sun Tzu (c 400-430 BC, Chinese military strategist, author of "Art of War")
Every vice has its excuse ready.
Publilius Syrus (85 BC- 43BC, Roman writer)
He who lives only for himself is truly dead to others.
Publilius Syrus (85 BC- 43BC, Roman writer)
It is bad advice that cannot be changed.
Publilius Syrus (85 BC- 43BC, Roman writer)
Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it.
Publilius Syrus (85 BC- 43BC, Roman writer)
Many receive advice; few profit by it.
Publilius Syrus (85 BC- 43BC, Roman writer)
If one man says to thee, "Thou art a donkey," pay no heed. If two speak thus, purchase a saddle.
The Talmud (BC 500?-400? AD, Jewish archive of oral tradition)
A fool think he needs no advice, but a wise man listens to others.
The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism)
And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.
The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism)
Every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism) Source: Proverbs 19:6
Feed the flock of God; care for it willingly, not grudgingly; not for what you will get out of it, but because you are eager to serve the Lord.
The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism) Source: Peter 5:2
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in the.
The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism) Source: Ephesians 2:10
He hath made His wonderful works to be remembered: The Lord is gracious and full of compassion.
The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism) Source: Psalms 111:4
He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth; but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism) Source: Proverbs 14:21
The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.
The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism) Source: Matthew 20:28
This one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark!
The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism) Source: Philippians 3:13
Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in the land.
The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism) Source: Deuteronomy 15:11
Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.
St. Theresa of Lisieux (1873-1897, French saint)
May he who is highest serve best.
Robert Thibodeau
Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others.
Danny Thomas
I wouldn't recommend sex, drugs or insanity for everyone, but they've always worked for me.
Hunter S. Thompson (1939-, American journalist)
Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862, American essayist, poet, naturalist)
I have lived some thirty-odd years on this planet, and I have yet to hear the first syllable of valuable or even earnest advice from my seniors.
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862, American essayist, poet, naturalist)
We must take root, send out some little fibre at least, even every winter day.
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862, American essayist, poet, naturalist)
The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity.
Leo Todstoy
Joy can be real only if people look on their life as a service, and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness.
Count Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910, Russian novelist, philosopher)
The simplest and shortest ethical precept is to be served as little as possible and to serve others as much as possible.
Count Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910, Russian novelist, philosopher)
Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, "What's in it for me?"
Brian Tracy (1944-, Canadian-born American trainer, speaker, author, businessman) Author's website: www.briantracy.com
One of the difficulties with all our institutions is the fact that we've emphasized the reward instead of the service.
Harry S. Truman (1884-1972, American President (33rd))
I have not a particle of confidence in a man who has no redeeming vices.
Mark Twain (1835-1910, American humorist, writer)
Let every man of whatsoever craft or occupation he be of... serve his brethren.
William Tyndale
A little help is worth a great deal of pity.
Author Unknown
A pint of example is worth a gallon of advice
Author Unknown
A word to the wise is infuriating.
Author Unknown
Advice is the only commodity on the market where the supply always exceeds the demand.
Author Unknown
Anybody who ask for advice nowadays just hasn't been listening.
Author Unknown
Be alert to give service -- what counts most in life is what we do for others.
Author Unknown
Contributing to a meaningful cause does not slow down life's pace, but it does make it more tolerable.
Author Unknown
Do something for somebody, gladly, twill sweeten your every care; In sharing the sorrow of others Your own are less hard to bear. Do something for somebody always, whatever may be your creed. There's nothing on earth can help you so much as a kindly deed.
Author Unknown
Good advice is beyond all price.
Author Unknown
I'm not quite sure what the greatest achievement in a lifetime may be, but I am sure up there at the top of the list somewhere is to give pleasure to others.
Author Unknown
It is when we forget ourselves that we do things which will be remembered.
Author Unknown
Make sure somebody needs you.
Author Unknown
Most people who ask for advice from others have already resolved to act as it pleases them.
Author Unknown
Never play leapfrog with a unicorn.
Author Unknown
Never stop serving your customers. They'll love you for it.
Author Unknown
Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.
Author Unknown
Promise only what you can deliver. Then deliver more than you promise.
Author Unknown
Somebody did a golden deed; Somebody proved a friend in need; Somebody sang a beautiful song; Somebody smiled the whole day long; Somebody thought, 'Tis sweet to live; Somebody said, I'm glad to give; Somebody fought a valiant fight; Somebody lived to shield the right; Was that somebody you?
Author Unknown
Teach me to do the best I can To help and cheer my fellowman; Teach me to lose my selfish need, And glory in the larger deed, Which smothers the road and lights the day, For all who chance to come my way.
Author Unknown
The foundation stone of the whole scheme is service. Service to the people, a service that will lighten, brighten, and make more profitable the lives of the majority who do the necessary work of the world.
Author Unknown
You cannot create genius. All you can do is nurture it.
Ninette De Valois
It is always a silly thing to give advice, but to give good advice is fatal.
Oscar Wilde (1856-1900, British author, wit)
The more a man takes the needs of others on his own heart, the more he must take his own heart to God.
Author Unknown
The reward, the real grace of service is the opportunity not only to relieve suffering but to grow in wisdom, experience greater unity, and have a good time while doing it.
Author Unknown
The road to daily happiness is not hard to find, it's what we do for others that brings us peace of mind.
Author Unknown
There are at least four things you can do with your hands. You can wring them in despair; you can fold them in idleness; you can clench them in anger; or you can use them to help someone.
Author Unknown
There is no success or happiness without service.
Author Unknown
Those who see the needs of the world -- the helpless children, the hungry children, the unclothed children, the unhealed children, the uneducated children, the unloved children of every age -- these will find God.
Author Unknown
Try and forget our cares and sickness, and contribute as we can to the happiness of each other.
Author Unknown
We're put on this earth not to see through each other but to see each other through.
Author Unknown
When you dig another out of their troubles, you find a place to bury your own.
Author Unknown
Write down the advice of him who loves you, though you like it not at present.
Author Unknown
You cannot always have happiness, but you can always give happiness.
Author Unknown
To help all created things, that is the measure of our responsibility; to be helped by all, that is the measure of our hope.
Gerald Vann
Generosity gives assistance, rather than advice.
Marquis De Vauvenargues (1715-1747, French moralist)
Give help rather than advice.
Marquis De Vauvenargues (1715-1747, French moralist)
Vice stirs up war, virtue fights.
Marquis De Vauvenargues (1715-1747, French moralist)
Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.
Francois-Marie Arouet de Voltaire (1694-1778, French historian, writer)
Each of us will one day be judged by our standard of life -- not by our standard of living; by our measure of giving -- not by our measure.of wealth, by our simple goodness -- not by our seeming greatness.
William A. Ward
Obedience to our Heavenly Father starts with our loving service to a needy brother.
William A. Ward
Obedience to our Heavenly Father starts with our loving service to a needy brother.
William A. Ward
No other job in the world could possibly dispossess one so completely as this job of teaching.You could stand all day in a laundry, for instance, still in possession of your mind. But this teaching utterly obliterates you. It cuts right into your being: essentially, it takes over your spirit.
Sylvia Ashton Warner
When I teach people, I marry them.
Sylvia Ashton Warner
If you wish to be a leader you will be frustrated, for very few people wish to be led. If you aim to be a servant you will never be frustrated.
Frank F. Warren
If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.
Booker T. Washington (1856-1915, American black leader and educator)
What you teach your own children is what you really believe in.
Cathy Warner Weatherford
What a man does for others, not what they do for him, gives him immortality.
Daniel Webster (1782-1852, American lawyer, statesman)
I did not want simply to live or simply to live happily or well; I wanted to serve and do and make with some nobility.
H.G. Wells (1866-1946, British-born American author)
Teaching is the royal road to learning.
Jessamyn West (1903-1984, American author)
Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.
Mae West (1892-1980, American actress)
What we can do for another is the test of powers. What we can suffer for is the test of love.
Bishop Westcott
A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his neighbor's.
Richard Whately (1787-1863, British prelate, writer)
Teaching was the best way to learn.
Edna Gardner Whyte
Every day use your magic to be of service to others.
Marcia Wieder (American speaker, trainer, author)
The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.
Oscar Wilde (1856-1900, British author, wit)
The sweetness of life lies in usefulness, like honey deep in the heart of a clover bloom.
Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957, American author, "Little House On The Prairie")
Never support two weaknesses at the same time. It's your combination sinners -- your lecherous liars and your miserly drunkards -- who dishonor the vices and bring them into bad repute.
Thornton Wilder (1897-1975, American novelist, playwright)
Nothing liberates our greatness like the desire to help, the desire to serve.
Marianne Williamson (1952-, American author, lecturer on spirituality)
You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.
Woodrow T. Wilson (1856-1924, American President (28th))
Every single one of us has the power for greatness, because greatness is determined by service to yourself and to others.
Oprah Winfrey (1954-, American TV personality, producer, actress, author)
I think education is power. I think that being able to communicate with people is power. One of my main goals on the planet is to encourage people to empower themselves.
Oprah Winfrey (1954-, American TV personality, producer, actress, author)
No one has learned the meaning of life until he has surrendered his ego to the service of his fellow men.
Beran W. Wolfe
My dad has always taught me these words: care and share. That's why we put on clinics. The only thing I can do is try to give back. If it works, it works.
Tiger Woods (1975-, American golfer)
Small service is true service, while it lasts.
William Wordsworth (1770-1850, British poet)
When you learn to live for others, they will live for you.
Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952, Indian spiritual author, lecturer)
To leave a sting within a brother's heart.
Edward Young (1683-1765, British poet, dramatist)
Some of these people need ten years of therapy -- ten sentences of mine do not equal ten years of therapy.
Jeff Zaslow (1925-, American advice columnist)
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